The Gulf individuals turned net sellers to the extent of QR0.57mn against net buyers of QR1.71mn on Tuesday.

Total trade volume fell 27% to 8.34mn shares, value by 41% to QR298.63mn and transactions by 34% to 4,034.

The transport sector reported 69% plunge in trade volume to 0.92mn equities, 67% in value to QR15.27mn and 65% in deals to 497.

The real estate sector’s trade volume plummeted 53% to 0.53mn stocks, value by 55% to QR6.29mn and transactions by 37% to 282.

The market witnessed 48% shrinkage in the insurance sector’s trade volume to 0.16mn shares, 47% in value to QR5.77mn and 32% in deals to 114.

The banks and financial services sector’s trade volume tanked 37% to 2.1mn equities, value by 42% to QR168.6mn and transactions by 29% to 1,672. There was 28% decline in the industrials sector’s trade volume to 1.06mn stocks, 46% in value to QR52.23mn and 19% in deals to 803.

The consumer goods sector’s trade volume shrank 21% to 0.23mn shares and value by 27% to QR11.6mn, while transactions were up 1% to 169.

However, the telecom sector saw 84% surge in trade volume to 3.3mn equities and 45% in value to QR38.88mn but on 14% fall in deals to 497.

In the debt market, there was no trading of treasury bills, while as many as 30,000 sovereign bonds valued at QR297mn changed hands across one transaction.